I would have take this article and Kalaam more seriously, if Kalaam did not have the chance to be the president of India. He had the chance to change few things if not many during his 5 years of his presidency. If anyone had to list down 3 big achievements of Kalaam what would it be ? Kalaam did not have the time to take a decision on Mercy petition of 50 odd people. Majority of them he inherited from the earlier president. If he was really against Capital punishment, why did he reject the plea by Dhananjay from West Bengal ? What did he do cancel Capital punishment, if he was seriously against it ? If the president of India, can not bring about change, who can do it. He had the time to meet wife and son of Afzal (Should he be allowed to use the GURU in his name) Did he meet the family members of security guards who were killed by the terrorists in the Parliament act ? A lot of people like Kalaam becuase he was not a politician, but instead of improving Politicians, this man started behaving like a politician.
RE:Kalaam and Salaam
by krishna sinha on Aug 14, 2008 08:28 PM Permalink
I think Sri Dhurandhar has echoed the feeling of many like me. Mr Kalam could have brought about changes if he really understood what is ailing us. He did as a captain, deliver missile systems to the country at certain cost. Like wise can any one say that he tried and brought about efficiency and answerability in any sphere of the government?
RE:Kalaam and Salaam
by Prakash Narasimhan on Aug 14, 2008 08:48 PM Permalink
Dear Krishna Ji and Dhurandhar Ji, Your point that Dr.Kalam, didnt do anything to improvise our country or change the politicians. But please understand, there are only Thieves, Rascals, Killer Criminals and [Mullamaari | Mudichavukki, Kepmaari, Porambokes - These are the least dirty words available in Tamil to represent our politicians.], which one Mahathma like Dr.Kalam, can clean or rinse off. It should be a mass movement or as a whole a Nationwide Movement. We should be in a position to question our politicians and punish them. But in today's scenario, we are all handfolded and handcuffed by these criminals.
Dr. Kalam brings out the areas that India needs to focus upon to develop as a nation.
And many people on this forum and around the country agree and respect the man.
Great!!!
But what next?
What did we do when we was not chosen for a second term?
If we like the man so much, why are we not electing individuals like him to run our governments?
We Indians are good at one thing and one thing only...That is LIP SERVICE a.k.a. BS.
If we truly respect this man, lets try to be like him.
No one individual will make our country great, but efforts by individuals (All Indians) will move this nation in the right direction.
Treating Dr.Kalam as an idol that is worshipped is what this nation does not need. We need to use Dr. Kalam as an example for ourselves our children if we have any desire to make this country great and make it prosperous.
What re Mr. X President! What good roads are you talking about? I think u talking about roads of Delhi. Please come to mumbai are you will know what development have we done. The Deshmukh government has been building one silly flyover near priyadarshani for the last four years and only now(DURING THE RAINS) have they come out of their sleeps to build that bridge!
Roads! BULL SHIT! It takes 2.5 hours to reach from Bhandup to Lower parel. Please dont make generalised statements like we have good infrastructure only because your village has seen some development.
Yes the roads are good where they are of concerete, but may I add those roads are NOT, I repeat "NOT", built for Indians they have been built for the MNC's.
My take: Give India another 20 Years. Many ills will be taken care of. It is a very good time for US to partner with India. India will not, ever be like China, a country to fear. It will be a very strong country, and will remain friendly and open. It should not surprise you that the highest rated engineering school in the world is IIT and the highest rated Management school is IIM. Both tougher to get into than MIT and Wharton. Medical schools like AIIMS and CMC Vellore are not household names yet in US but they are names to watch. India has a lot going for it in the realm of higher education. Give it time and not too much either, India will surprise you and very fast.
These are some of the books which were used as source for Da Vinci Code. Not a word is Dan Brown's original, and Da Vinci Code is just, tip of the ice berg. Enjoy Reading!!!
1) Holy Blood and Holy Grail - published in 1982
2) Templar Revelation - published 11 years before.
3) The Messianic Legacy - The equally startling sequel to 'The Holy Blood and Holy Grail' by the same authors.
4) Dead Sea Scrolls Deception - by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh
Also Read
5) The Jesus Papers, Exposing History's Greatest Coverup - by Michael Baigent
6) Gnostic Gospels - by Elaine Pagels
7) The Gospel of Judas.
8) Turin Shroud: in whose image ( By 'Templar Revelation' Authors )
Though what kalam is saying has already been said by many people before, unfortunately for us ,no govt seems to be listening. But its good that the people are becoming more and more demanding of the govt compared to say 10 -15 yrs ago.
RE:KALAM
by fact_seeker on Aug 15, 2008 05:05 AM Permalink
Dr Kalam is GOOD but GUTLESS All the above are "good to hear" statements. so what are the ACTIONs to the Govt he Proposed. was he able say - NO to reservations and YES to pure merit in JOBs and Education.??? - NO to Hajj subsidy money and invest the TAX payer's money in rural upliftment ?? - NO to Inaction of GOI and YES to fire Prithvis and Agnis into Pak terror hideouts ?? - NO to Jihadis and STOP hate speeches in mosques ???
RE:Read DA VINCI CODE
by Swashbuckler on Aug 14, 2008 07:25 PM Permalink
john I've read the novel and seen the movie as well.But ur name shows u r a christian.Please resolve ur dilemma there first.
RE:Why moslems...?
by kamaljeet madan on Aug 14, 2008 07:42 PM Permalink
What do you mean by moslems?????????? It is not about the religion it is about the way the followers of religion intercept it.People who are doing the above mentioned crimes have intercepted the religion wrongely.No religion is wring it is the way people intercept it
